iOS 8 Calendar on iPhone showing GMT times for new events.

After reading all 32 pages of this thread and trying the suggested fixes (none of which worked) on my new iPod Touch 5 w/iOS8.1.2, I tried CalenMob 3.6.1. This aftermarket program works without the GMT problem; CalenMob calendar entries made on the iPod are picked up by Google calendar on my PC and eventually, by iCal on the iPod without the GMT problem. So, until Apple fixes the GMT bug, I'll use CalenMob.

Problems like this and Apple's stubborn refusal to admit and fix them are why I have hated Apple ever since they introduced Macintosh and stopped supporting my Apple ][.

This is really frustrating. I went through 25 pages of this thread and NOTHING works! I am now thinking Apple wants us to use their iCloud server instead.

I am changing my Default Calendar to the iCloud Calendar in "Mail, Contacts, and Calendars" to solve this annoying issue. GMT ***** 😟

My guess is that the word probably hasn't gotten around yet that it is their problem and not a Google problem. My guess is that the tech that gave mshelbym the information about the fix talked to a supervisor who wasn't up on the issue at hand and has old information. I know that's annoying, but I also guess that they are working on a large number of issues in iOS, and they just haven't gotten out the current word on this issue.

I know we are all VERY annoyed with them on this particular issue, but they just recently accepted this as their problem and have told us the next release will fix it. I sure hope that's the truth.

It's bad that they can't get their support act together. They mislead people when they aren't communicating well. Based on the fact that there has been no response from Apple in this thread, I wonder if their support is under water.

We have reported here that iOS 8.1.3 is supposed to have the fix in it. We know that the problem is Apple's, and they have committed to fixing it. So, you can either be patient or switch platforms. However, be aware that ALL smart phone platforms have issues and you'd just be trading one set for another.

Yelling or getting annoyed at this point is just a waste of energy.

My wife tells me I am too fair, so if you don't agree with what I've written here, that's up to you. I'm going to be patient. I have been an Apple fan since 1986, when I was given a Mac Classic at my job. I have defended them throughout all this time, but I have also worked on Windows systems, Android and Blackberry (and Palm OS) phones, and I still prefer Apple to the others under most circumstances.

In addition, several people have been snarky with new posters on this thread. In their defense, the thread is now 35+ pages, and many people just won't read it from the beginning like I did several weeks ago. You can't change that. I can't change it either. Be nice, please? It won't get you anything if you are a dick to the other people looking for help.

If you want any results on this, just report it as a bug directly using this link:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Thank you for this. No I didn't read month's worth of comments. I read enough to know Apple has a problem they're not fixing fast enough, as calendaring is a primary function and not a game. I was relieved to find out this wasn't just me. So I used this link to make my comments right to Apple. Thanks again. If this bug doesn't get fixed really soon, I suggest posting this again. The tumblr format will indeed make your comment vanish into the depths after a while.

Damnit, I spoke to soon. I swear it was fixed... I started playing with my inactive iPhone 5S just now, and deleted all the gmail accounts, etc. The problem is gone with the native iPhone calendar app with no connected accounts. Then I added my main gmail account, and the problem reappeared. The test event I created synced with my new iPhone and lo and behold I still have the same GMT program. Damnit!!

I'm not sure if my playing around with the 5S triggered it on the 6, or I had it all along on my 6 (24 hours now) but didn't notice it. Regardless, for me at least, it seems like a gmail issue for sure. I'm back in the boat guys!! 😟

Gordon Kelly, a technology reporter at Forbes published a writeup about this today:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/01/23/apple-ios-8-gmt-bug/

It's succinct, references this thread, and explains the cause of the bug and the major problems it creates for users.

It's a bug in the following scenario:

Create at event with timezone +6 GMT. Start: 8am, Finish: 9am.

Click it to see and edit details.

Try to change start time to 1030am

iOS shows you start time as 2am !!.. So you have to calculate in GMT times what's the new time to start! That's clearly not the desirable behaviour..

That's the only real-life-productivity implication I've seen so far. That's easily workaround-able by editing graphically by drag and dropping the event in the calendar instead of entering the details..

A couple of posts ago I asked if there was any other real productivity implication besides that but I received no response..

(There's the display annoyance of showing gmt times in parenthesis but I can easily live with that)

You got it....the CLOCK on your Exchange server is set to CST. Don't know if the server is physically located there, but I can tell you 100% that its clock is set to CST which is why you are seeing this. That's a textbook example of the "GMT Bug" even though in your case it is not GMT.

I Just want to encourage everyone who is annoyed by this bug to contact Apple support directly via chat or call. It really only takes a few minutes. I've been told they are working on a fix... I know I'll keeping bugging them until they do! Goggle calendar worked seemlessly with my iPad and phone until the iOS 8 update. Since then I've swited to iCloud to avoid the bug. An annoying work around.

Borg22222,

It is a bug, have spent several hours with the Apple Genius and the first thing they addressed was did I do the update (was supposed to fix this issues) It did not, time zone support changed no effect. it is definite an Apple issue. If you stay truly in the world of apple the bug does not surface but use another source to sync with -- the GMT "feature" get stuck on.

It is hard to say whether this is a Google or Apple problem. I did find this article that could explain what everyone is calling a "bug" but after reading this it sounds like it is a "bug" created by Google.

https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/2367918?hl=en

In this article Google explains that they automatically convert any event to UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time, previously known as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT) which automatically moves the calendar event to that time so in my time zone EST or GMT-5 an appointment created at 1:00pm EST would be adjusted to 6:pm GMT by Google's servers in order to ensure the correct time whether daylight savings time or standard time are in effect.

I dont think this is a "bug" because it only occurs when a Google Calendar is used in the Calendar app and Google explains exactly why they have it set up that way. The iPhone is just recognizing that change from Google's servers once the event hits them and adjusting accordingly.

If it were truly a bug this should happen with any event created not just one through Google.

Please thoroughly read the prior posts..

This is NOT a "bug" impacting only users of Google users. The problem impacts Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and likely other Email clients.

I have 4 Microsoft Office365 email accounts -- and all email accounts are impacted. This problem was created by Apple and started with the introduction of iOS 8.x. Apple is aware (now) that this is their problem.... so it is time to STOP pointing the finger at non-Apple ISP and Email providers.

It IS looking promising that perhaps this will be fixed for EVERYONE in iOS 8.2.

There's this:

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/02/gmt-bug-in-calendar-app-fix-in-ios-8-2.html

And then this:

https://twitter.com/Shawzborne/status/562342320717455361

I don't have too much of a problem waiting until March as long as I know there's a fix coming. It's the total lack of any official confirmation from Apple that has really set me off....along with so many other users. Bugs happen...even to self-proclaimed-infallible Apple. It's Apple's decision to lie to its customers about it, have their tech support staff tell everyone "we've never heard of this before," claim it's a "feature" etc. that I find infuriating.

It looks like my problem is resolved also. New appointments do not get the GMT designation. Any appointments already tagged with GMT still have it, but moving the appointment to a different time and then back causes the GMT to disappear.

I will check back if anything changes.

I appreciate your work and evenness at presenting your findings, JG in SB. You have been the voice of reason and are a credit to this forum. Thank you for your work here.

Here is an article from Forbes that confirms what we figured out yesterday: that Google fixed this on their back end.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2015/02/04/gmt-bug-ios-8-google-calenda r/